Forensic expert to help find remains of IRA murder victims

THE British and Irish Governments are to appoint a forensic expert to help locate the bodies of people abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA, British Northern Secretary Peter Hain confirmed yesterday.

Mr Hain said the field of candidates included experts with experience in locating bodies in Bosnia and also those involved in murder cases in England.

He said: “We have been making progress on this crucial issue which was raised with me by Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness a few weeks ago.